Spirited Away

The bathhouse at night — Tokyo, London, Shanghai.

John Caird adapted and directed Hayao Miyazaki’s film for the stage. Hashimoto played Chihiro at the 2022 world premiere. Watch how theatrical staging recreates animated spaces, and how Chihiro acts to return to the human world: these offer a way to compare the two forms.

Timeline

Production milestones do not imply the actress appeared at every performance. Check each engagement’s casting.

1. 2022Imperial Theatre, Tokyo
2. 2023Misonoza, Nagoya
3. 2024London Coliseum
4. 2025Shanghai Culture Square